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Today in healthcare news: why Wall Street analyst thinks two of the healthcare stocks pummeled by the news of Amazon Pharmacy will explode, BI Deutschland’s interview with BioNTech’s CEO, and Moderna salaries revealed


 

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Customers can now purchase prescription medications through Amazon Pharmacy.
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Wall Street analysts say buy these 2 healthcare stocks spring-loaded for gains after getting pummeled by Amazon Pharmacy — including one poised to surge 81%

Read the full story from Blake Dodge here>>


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Ugur Sahin, the CEO of BioNTech.
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We spoke to BioNTech's CEO about how the firm made an effective COVID-19 vaccine so fast and when he plans to get vaccinated

Read the full story from our Business Insider Deutschland colleagues here>>


FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Inc, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 18, 2020.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Moderna Therapeutics seen during COVID-19 in Massachusetts
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Moderna salaries revealed: From $60,000 to $250,000, here's how much you could make at the biotech firm that recently announced a successful COVID-19 vaccine

  • Biotech firm Moderna announced a success in initial coronavirus vaccine trials Monday morning, with a reported effective rate of 94.5%. This follows Pfizer's similar announcement from a week prior. 
  • The firm currently has 163 job openings listed on LinkedIn. Using data from the US Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Business Insider analyzed salary information for Moderna employees to provide a look at how the firm pays. 
  • Most data we reviewed were for engineering and scientist positions, and spanned many different areas within the health and pharmaceuticals realm — bioinformatics, drug processing, DNA, and in vitro research were among the subject areas listed.
  • Pay ranged from around $60,000 for research associates to $250,000 for program directors. 

Read the full story from Maddy Simpson here>>


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